Were Sounders season ticket holders given early access at all to purchase World Cup tickets?
If so, was that done through the FIFA official ticket platform or through a third party like Ticketmaster?
Thanks in advance.
Saw a lady on social media saying she has 3 tickets in the 200s for USA-Australia in Group D at “face value” for $400 each.
I recall during the initial sales phase, Cat 1 seats for this game were $750, Cat 2 was $500, and Cat 3 was $265.
She says she purchased them months ago through TicketMaster and sent video proof of them being in her account and transferable to me. The tickets have “Verified Fan Onsale” listed on each.
I know FIFA controls the primary sales through their own platform and assumed third parties like TM or StubHub were only resellers.
Does anyone have insight onto if TM did have any face value tickets early on? Did FIFA ever work with them to sell inventory?
Attached is a screenshot of her confirmation email. I’m pretty sure she’s real and not trying to scam but I’m worried about the authenticity of the tickets themselves or if they’re valid. Not sure how she would’ve gotten tickets at that price on a non-FIFA platform.
Any thoughts or advice appreciated, thanks.